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26-ORD-017 – Carlos Thurman/Southeast State Correctional Complex
Opinion Number: 26-ORD-017 Date Issued: 1/15/2026 Parties: Carlos Thurman/Southeast State Correctional Complex Download Full PDF Opinion Content: January 15, 2026 In re: Carlos Thurman/Southeast State Correctional Complex Summary: The Office is unable to find that the Southeast State Correctional Complex (“the Complex”) violated the Open Records Act (“the Act”), because the Office is unable…
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26-ORD-016 – Jate Richardson/Knox Circuit Court Clerk
Opinion Number: 26-ORD-016 Date Issued: 1/15/2026 Parties: Jate Richardson/Knox Circuit Court Clerk Download Full PDF Opinion Content: January 15, 2026 In re: Jate Richardson/Knox Circuit Court Clerk Summary: The Open Records Act (“the Act”) does not apply to records of the Knox Circuit Court Clerk (“the Clerk”). Open Records Decision On December 23, 2025,…
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26-ORD-015 – Joshua Campbell/Fayette Circuit Court Clerk
Opinion Number: 26-ORD-015 Date Issued: 1/15/2026 Parties: Joshua Campbell/Fayette Circuit Court Clerk Download Full PDF Opinion Content: January 15, 2026 In re: Joshua Campbell/Fayette Circuit Court Clerk Summary: The Open Records Act (“the Act”) does not apply to records of the Fayette Circuit Court Clerk (“the Clerk”). Open Records Decision On January 6, 2026,…
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CCTS calls for abstracts and mentor award nominations for 2026 Spring Conference
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 14, 2026) — The University of Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational Science will hold its 21st annual Spring Conference on March 31 at the Central Bank Center in Lexington. Abstract submissions and nominations for mentor awards are now open. The CCTS Spring Conference is Kentucky’s premier event for clinical and translational research,…
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Kentucky lawmakers introduce dozens of bills, pause floor action during Tuesday sessions
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky lawmakers used Tuesday’s House and Senate floor sessions largely to introduce new legislation and handle ceremonial business, formally teeing up dozens of bills that will shape debate as the 2026 regular session accelerates. Neither chamber took up votes on substantive policy measures, but members filed a wide slate of proposals…
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Lexington panel advances carbon monoxide detector mandate after deadly incident
LEXINGTON – A Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council committee on Tuesday advanced two ordinances that would require carbon monoxide detectors in older residential and commercial buildings, responding to a fatal poisoning incident last year that exposed a major gap in local safety codes. The Social Services and Public Safety Committee voted unanimously to send the…
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Lexington council hears update on medical debt relief program, advances Town Branch Trail funding at work session
LEXINGTON — Lexington council members on Tuesday received an update on the city’s medical debt relief initiative — a program that has drawn both praise and criticism since its approval — while also advancing major funding steps for the Town Branch Trail and approving a slate of budget, bond and personnel items during a…
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Kentucky Republican Files House Bill 360 to Criminalize Drag Performances
by Olivia Krauth, Queer Kentucky | Kentucky’s Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom January 14, 2026 A Republican Kentucky lawmaker wants to make performing in drag a crime. House Bill 360, filed Tuesday by Rep. Scott Sharp (R-Ashland), would create a series of criminal penalties for “adult performances” done in public or in places where minors could…
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Kentucky Medicaid oversight board finalizes sweeping reform recommendations
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky lawmakers on the Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board on Monday finalized a wide-ranging set of findings and recommendations warning that the state’s Medicaid program is financially unsustainable and in need of major structural reforms ahead of the 2026 General Assembly. Meeting at noon in Annex Room 154, the board voted…
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Lexington board OKs most short-term rentals, splits on Rosalie Road case
LEXINGTON – The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government’s Board of Adjustment approved a slate of short-term rental requests Monday, including a contested Desdemona Way property and a historic Georgetown Road estate wedged between Interstate 75 and Georgetown Road, while deadlocking on a Rosalie Road proposal near Keeneland. The meeting, held Jan. 12 in council chambers…